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Tabs-stops in editor AcuBench

  • June 22, 2021
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Jaap Voerman
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Is there docu for how to set/ work with the tabstops?

I use Insert spaces and not Keep Tabs. Source format ANSI Format. Tab size is 4 or 8 but makes no difference.

Tabs on 7, 8, 12, 22, 32, 45,47,50,54, 73 and 81. I see them in the ruler.

In Overwrite mode OVR on an existing cobol line, starting on column 1 the tab goes to 7, 13, 25, 49 and after last character.

13 minus 7 is 6, 25 minus 13 is 12, 49 minus 25 is 24.What is the logic?

New line under a existing and starting on column 1, the first tab goes to 7 then to 8 and that is oke, but then to 9, to 13,23,33,46,48,51 and 55.

That is just allways 1 position to far.

The problems are started a few years back, when a complet new editor was introduced.

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Martin Turner

Is there docu for how to set/ work with the tabstops?

I use Insert spaces and not Keep Tabs. Source format ANSI Format. Tab size is 4 or 8 but makes no difference.

Tabs on 7, 8, 12, 22, 32, 45,47,50,54, 73 and 81. I see them in the ruler.

In Overwrite mode OVR on an existing cobol line, starting on column 1 the tab goes to 7, 13, 25, 49 and after last character.

13 minus 7 is 6, 25 minus 13 is 12, 49 minus 25 is 24.What is the logic?

New line under a existing and starting on column 1, the first tab goes to 7 then to 8 and that is oke, but then to 9, to 13,23,33,46,48,51 and 55.

That is just allways 1 position to far.

The problems are started a few years back, when a complet new editor was introduced.

Sounds like an issue that has already been reported and will be fixed in 10.4.1


Jaap Voerman
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  • June 22, 2021

Sounds like an issue that has already been reported and will be fixed in 10.4.1

When is 10.4.1 present to download?


Martin Turner

When is 10.4.1 present to download?

It should be released at the end of the year.


Jaap Voerman
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  • June 23, 2021

It should be released at the end of the year.

Is there perhaps an ECN?


Martin Turner

Is there perhaps an ECN?

Fixed in 10.4.1 by ECN WB723